The Long Nine is a Cowboy Action Shooting club based in The name, which is unique to Illinois history, was concocted The Long Nine continues to hold their matches on the During the months of November through February, matches For indoor matches, registration will begin at 8 a.m. All matches will be We invite all new, as well as veteran, shooters to come and
Springfield,
Illinois. The Long Nine was started by a group
of cowboy action shooters that
were also members of the
Springfield Sportsmen's Conservation Club (S.S.C.C.)
where
monthly cowboy action matches had been held for several years.
Group shot from the 2004 Bloomington, Ill., shoot.
Courtesy of Trent "Tomahwak" Johnson.
by Buffalo Buck, Black Jack McGinnis and Layne Spar. It was
voted upon by the cowboy members of the S.S.C.C. to
affiliate with the national organization of cowboy action
shooting known as the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS).
A vote was taken at the February, 1998 match to affiliate with
SASS.This vote was unanimously passed. Buffalo Buck was
chosen as the club's first Territorial Governor. The club's current Territorial Governor is Citizen Kane.
fourth Sunday of the month. The matches of March through
November are held outdoors at:
Lefthander's Gun Club
9364 Rhea Park Road
Loami, Illinois.
are held indoors at the Bullet Express Indoor Shooting Range.
with a safety meeting conducted at 9:00 a.m. For outdoor
matches, registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a safety
meeting conducted at 10:00 a.m. Shooting will commence
immediately following the safety meeting.
open to the public with no memberships required. Match fees
for all non-members will be $12.00 and for members it will
be $10.00.
join in the fun at our monthly matches.
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